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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. More than 120 people were injured when a high-speed ferry traveling from the Asian gambling hub of Macau to Hong Kong slammed into an object floating in the water, authorities said on Monday.
As “Armenpress” reports, citing The Guardian, the hydrofoil, carrying 163 passengers and 11 crew, hit an “unidentified object” off a small island in Hong Kong’s western waters on Sunday evening, rescuers said.
The ferry lost power after the collision, but it was not in any danger of sinking, rescuers said.
It’s the fourth accident in two years on the busy hour-long ferry route between the coastal Chinese territories of Macau and Hong Kong. Vessels depart around every 15 minutes on the route, which operates around the clock, taking passengers from the Asian financial centre of Hong Kong to Macau, a former Portuguese colony now known mainly for its glitzy casinos.